your arm in mine here near midnight
"i consider the true history of the american revolution and the establishment of our present constitution as lost forever."
- john adams, in a letter to hezekiah niles
maybe adams was right... i certainly feel a little more enlightened and a lot more grateful, though, after this extraordinary series. easily the most visceral, intelligent, real tale of the revolution and one of its central figures. while a little tedious around the middle, the series otherwise doled out steady nuggets of fascinating, well-written accounts of american history. i think this is a series i will revisit regularly. i fell apart when abigail died, of course, fairly typical for me during scenes where a great love is lost (i doubt i could watch the fountain again, for example).
i modified jamie oliver's recipe for steak, guinness and cheese pie a bit today - used cast-iron for the stewing, swapped out rosemary for basil + parsley, got rid of most of the cheese, added red potatoes.,, i also found that the liquid didn't thicken or reduce as much as i expected - but it worked great after being extracted, gravy-fied and re-added to the meat + veggies (and i do think guinness gravy could complement a bunch of other dishes). i've always wanted to make a steak pie as delicious as dad's... i think i came close today.
Other possible titles for last nights episode:
"Grumpy Old Man",
"Oodles of Death" or
"Most Depressing Hour Ever".
I saw that episode of Jamie at Home and wanted that recipe.
Thanks!!
I don't think I've had Dad's.